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• Mazda MX6 Heater Problem 15 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  All of sudent the temperature started to drop rapidly and at the same time the heater started pumping heat into the car. From that point on everything was fine for the rest of the journey home. I have an idea what the problem may be but not being very savi in this area would appreciate the considered opinion of the more experienced amoung you.
• 200k Mondeo 19 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  Firstly, would a Mondeo be a suitable replacement for my Focus, I realise the fuel costs would be higher, but things like heated mirrors and a heated screen would be nice at 6.30 on a Winter's morning. Also, any opinions on a Mondeo with this mileage - will it be due for expensive repairs or imminent failures? I assume that a car with this mileage will have few original parts left!
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  Why is my BMW 3 Series' engine ticking? 1 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a BMW 318i SE E46 year 2000 with 74,000 miles. When I start my car there is a annoying ticking noise from the engine, but once the engine heats...
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  My dash cam can't go behind the rearview mirror. Where should I place it? 10 May 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm thinking of fitting a dash cam to my 2016 Honda HR-V but the large sensor housing on the windscreen does not allow me to fit it behind the rearview...
• Any - Bubble Bubble, Boiling Brake Fluid Trouble. 8 Jul 2015 (Forum)
  If boiling is started somewhere (assume in a rear wheel) soon it will happen everywhere in whole breaking system."  Can't see that. It'll boil locally, where the heat is. As the steam expands up the brake pipes, it'll cool and re-condense. If you kept driving and feeding more heat into the system eventually you'd heat it all up and I suppose the steam would travel the long, long, narrow, heat dissipating metal pipe to the master cylinder, but meanwhile, you've had a brake failure, and either:- (a) scared the s*** of yourself and stopped.
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  Why won't my SLK unlock? 12 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My Mercedes SLK 250 won't unlock. Last Sunday it sat on my drive during very heavy rain and hasn't let anyone in since. The key raises the button but the...
• vw golf mk4 gt tdi (110) - over heating issue. 4 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  hey guys. i have got a problem with my golf mk4 gt tdi 110. 1) car heats up and temperature goes to 120 degree. but if i drive slow, it come down to 90 degree. 2) heaters blowing cold air even if temperature is on 120 degree. 3) i flushed all the coolant and filled it in again, (( i heard, after you filled the coolant, close the radiator cap and let the temperature goes to 90 degree and then let it cool down. after that, open the radiator cap, the water level must go down so you filled more coolant in. right?
• '96 Polo warming up too quickly 13 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  Hi, My wife recently complained about her car warming up too quicky. I had a look (no I'm not a maechanic but have been driving afew years with some usual experiences) and all seemed OK - it wasn't over heating etc. To be honest I was too busy to have it checked out, anyway couple of days later the temp went too high and 'smoke' started coming out.
• hire car damages 3 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  Here is tricky one, I hope that LucyBC can help me out. My daughter recently had a hire car from her employer whilst waiting for her new car to arrive. The car, a Vauxhall Insignia developed a cracked windscreen, When and how we don't know, she only noticed it when my wife pointed it out.
• Anyone else's Passat rusting 26 May 2006 (Forum)
  due to the design fault where the wing rubs against metal where it meets the bottom of the windscreen?
• Peugeot 106 1997 1.1 - MOT - CO 2nd fast idle, & idle speed too high 21 May 2014 (Forum)
  ie would cataclean still remaining in the system at the MOT testing, help lower the CO) Tonight, I have taken the lambda sensor out and heated it up with a blow torch. It reads up to 0.8v, but I haven' wired it up in real life to get actual values when the car is running. Should I be overly concerned about the "003) Exhaust engine idle speed too high [7.3.D.2]" as Haynes says this is controlled by the ECU.
• Scratched rear window - any solutions? 13 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  The rear windscreen on my car has loads of scratches on the outside. It is as if the previous owner has cleaned it with the rough side of a Brillo pad, every week (I really have no idea how it can be so scratched).
• VED Disc 9 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I have searched the Net for rules and regs and can't find a clear answer. Please can anyone explain where the VED disc is meant to be displayed, on a car, and where I can find a reference to the law? I thought bottom left hand corner of near-side windscreen on a RHD drive can but I can't prove it!
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.1 Heating dilemma 19 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Now I probably know the answer to this, but I thought I would throw it open to you guys. Friends girlfriend has a 97 Fiesta, and it is blowing cold air...
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 05 2.0t Heated Mirror stopped working 22 Oct 2009 (Forum)
  Hi, My drivers side mirror has stopped de-misting, whereas the passenger one clears really quickly. Anyone have any advice as to what is the most probable...
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  Can I reject a faulty new car the garage can't fix? 20 Dec 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a new Mitsubishi ASX at end of September 2015, had very stiff gear change and very bad condensation inside on windscreen. Garage saw the problem...
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  Petrol or diesel - which warms up quickest? 11 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I want to buy a new car that will be mainly used for journeys of about 10 miles each way with the occasional longer journey of 150 miles each way. Should...
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  The Sunpass State 29 Aug 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Back in April you ran an email about ‘Sunpass Tolls’ on US roads. Having been to Orlando where all the roads surrounding the airport are Toll roads, I...
• VW Passat 2003 TDi saloon - Problem with Heater 8 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  There does not appear to a blockage through the cooling system including the core. and hoses. I do have some heat when control is on recirculating (engine heat. but no flow through the heater coil.  VW have not been able to solve this problem.However there must be someone who has a similar peoblem.I only wish I could find that someone.
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 96 1.3 Heating issue 26 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Im having a problem with my mothers Fiesta Mk4. She told me there was no heating working and that the temperature gauge wasnt working. I replaced the thermostat today and no joy plus indeed the temperature guage is off ie doesnt move at all. There is enough water in the header tank and the engine seems to be working fine.